Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. Agricultural policy covers land utilisation, agriculture and forestry, reindeer and other animal husbandry, and development of new agriculture based industries.
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Agriculture and climate change
2016-06-24: Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by about 13 percent from 1990, and in 2013 amounted to just over 8 percent of the Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions. A Project Group reviewing agriculture challenges in the face of climate change has concluded that, including emissions from transport, construction and land, the further potential for emission reduction from today and until 2030 is estimated to be near 20 percent.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault – a new video
2016-02-01: Way up north, in the permafrost, 1300 kilometers beyond the Arctic Circle, is the world's largest secure seed storage. A new video produced by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food tells the story about the Vault.
Latest news
- Bioeconomy – for economic growth and sustainable use of natural resources 2016-09-06
- Forest and Climate Change; Contributions from local communities and smallholders 2016-07-20
- Nordic ministers: Strengthen the co-operation for a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy 2016-07-01
- Agriculture and climate change 2016-06-24
- Preserving biodiversity through active agriculture 2016-05-31
- Norwegian-Mongolian cooperation on livestock genetics 2016-02-03
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E-mail: postmottak@lmd.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 90 90
Address: , Postboks 8007 Dep. 0030 Oslo
Visitor address: Teatergata 9 (R6),